Recent Department of Health and Human Services regulations affecting small businesses
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197 Department of Health and Human Services regulations have been published in the past 30 days, covering rule changes, notices, and final actions affecting small businesses.
- Proposed Information Collection Activity; Office of Refugee Resettlement Annual Survey of RefugeesApril 9, 2026
The Administration for Children and Families seeks to extend its Annual Survey of Refugees data collection (OMB #0970-0033) through 2027 to track outcomes for refugee households entering the U.S. during the prior five fiscal years.
- Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed MeetingsApril 8, 2026
Center for Scientific Review holds closed review meetings for National Institutes of Health grant applications; specific dates and locations posted on agency website.
- Office of the Secretary; Notice of MeetingApril 8, 2026
Office of the Secretary meeting notice does not contain sufficient detail on small-business regulations or grant opportunities to summarize.
- Center For Scientific Review; Notice of Closed MeetingsApril 8, 2026
Center for Scientific Review holds closed meetings to review grant applications and provide confidential scientific evaluation; specific dates and locations available upon request to authorized personnel.
- Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) National Evaluation: Impact and Implementation Study (New Collection)April 8, 2026
Office of Management and Budget review for Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) National Evaluation: Impact and Implementation Study data collection by ACF's OPRE and Family and Youth Services Bureau.
- Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Community Services ProgramsApril 8, 2026
HHS Administration for Children and Families proposes eliminating unnecessary regulations across Block Grants, Individual Development Account Reserve Funds, and Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant programs to reduce administrative burden on …
- National Human Genome Research Institute; Amended Notice of MeetingApril 8, 2026
National Human Genome Research Institute announces amended meeting notice for stakeholder discussion of genome research funding priorities and policy updates.
- Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2027April 7, 2026
Medicare updates Skilled Nursing Facility payment rates and quality reporting requirements under the Prospective Payment System for fiscal year 2027.
- Medicare Program; FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Rate UpdateApril 7, 2026
Medicare updates inpatient psychiatric facility payment rates, wage index, and outlier thresholds effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, and proposes standardized patient assessment requirements.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Measures, OMB No. 0906-0009-RevisionApril 7, 2026
HRSA requests public comment on proposed data collection for the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Measures (OMB No. 0906-0009-Revision) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
- Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and RecommendationsApril 7, 2026 • Impact: low
CDC requests public comment on the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System data collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to gather disease statistics from states and territories.
- Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act ReviewApril 7, 2026 • Impact: low
Federal agency forms are undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act review to assess and potentially reduce information collection burdens on small businesses and the public.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 7, 2026
CMS is seeking public comment on proposed information collection activities under the Paperwork Reduction Act before submitting to OMB for review.
- Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and RecommendationsApril 7, 2026
CDC seeks public comment on a data collection effort regarding public health and public safety strategies to reduce drug overdose through December 2024.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Administrative Practices and Procedures; Formal HearingsApril 7, 2026
FDA seeks public comment on information collection activities for administrative practices and procedures including formal hearing requests; 60-day comment period required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.